Subject:Ordinance
establishing new rates for Water and Wastewater to be effective October 1, 2012

Staff Recommendation:

Staff
recommends adoption of the ordinance increasing Water and Wastewater rates by
1.00% to be effective October 1, 2012.

Analysis:

During the
Budget process, the City Commission decided to balance the General Fund budget
by increasing the transfers from the utility funds by 1.00%.In order for the utilities to transfer more
funds to the General Fund, a corresponding increase in utility rates is
necessary.The following table
demonstrates the new transfer percentage and amounts that will be transferred
to the General Fund.

*Water and Wastewater rate
ordinances were not taken to Commission in September due to Florida Statute
requirements which require notification on utility bills of rate hearings.

Options:

1.Adopt the Water and
Wastewater rate ordinance as presented; or,

2.Such alternative action as the Commission may
deem appropriate

Fiscal Impact:

If adopted,
this ordinance will increase the Water and Wastewater revenues by 1.00% which will
be transferred to the General Fund by a corresponding increase in the utility
transfer amounts by 1.00% accordingly.

Submission Date and Time:10/18/2012 5:21 PM____

Department:Public
Works

Prepared
by:R. Sharp

Attachments:Yes____No X

Advertised:____Not Required ______

Dates:__________________________

Attorney
Review :Yes X No ____

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Revised 6/10/04

Reviewed by: Dept. Head ________

FinanceDept. __________________

Deputy
C.M. ___________________

Submitted
by:

City Manager ___________________

Account
No. 043-0000-343-xxxx

044-0000-343-xxxx

Project
No. ___________________

WF No.
______________________

Budget______________________

Available
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ORDINANCE NO.

AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA, INCREASING RATES FOR THE WATER AND
WASTEWATER UTILITIES BY 1.0% OVER EXISTING RATES, SPECIFYING HOW THE ANNUAL
INDEX DRIVEN RATE INCREASE PROVIDED BY §22 – 166 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
SHALL BE APPLIED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INCREASE IMPOSED IN THIS ORDINANCE,
EXEMPTING DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS FROM THE RATE INCREASE, REPEALING CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY
OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA:

SECTION I.

§22
– 211 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to increase all rates for water
service which are in effect as of September 30, 2012 (including any prior
adjustments applied under §22 – 166 of this Code), effective as to all bills
rendered on or after October 1, 2012, by 1.0%. This increase shall not apply to
deposit requirements. The increase imposed annually by §22 – 166 shall be
applied on October 1, 2012, to the rate including the additional 1.0% increase
imposed by this Ordinance.

SECTION II.

§22
– 227 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to increase all rates for pollution
abatement charges which are in effect as of September 30, 2012 (including any
prior adjustments applied under §22 – 166 of this Code), effective as to all
bills rendered on or after October 1, 2012, by 1.0%. This increase shall not
apply to deposit requirements. The increase imposed annually by §22 – 166 shall
be applied on October 1, 2012, to the rate including the additional 1.0%
increase imposed by this Ordinance.

SECTION
III.

All ordinances or
part of ordinances which are in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby
repealed, to the extent necessary to alleviate the conflict, but shall continue
in effect insofar as they are not in conflict herewith, unless repeal of the
conflicting portion destroys the overall intent and effect of any of the
conflicting ordinance, in which case those ordinances so affected shall be
hereby repealed in their entirety.

SECTION
IV.

If any portion of this Ordinance is declared invalid or
unenforceable, and to the extent that it is possible to do so without
destroying the overall intent and effect of this Ordinance, the portion deemed
invalid or unenforceable shall be severed herefrom and the remainder of the
ordinance shall continue in full force and effect as if it were enacted without
including the portion found to be invalid or unenforceable.

SECTION
V.

This Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage
and adoption according to law.

PASSED AND
ADOPTED at the regular meeting of the City Commission of the
City of Leesburg, Florida, held on the day of ,
2012.